David Shamah

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Disclosure

David Shamah has been writing about Israeli technology news for over a decade, both in print and on the web, and knows the Israeli tech scene and its start-ups inside out.

I have no direct investments in any of the companies I write about. My investments are with mutual funds which may or may not invest in Apple, Google, etc. I believe that one of them has shares in Teva on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, but I don't know the weight, percentage, or time frame. As such I am not a direct investor in any high tech company. I am a former employee of the Jerusalem Post and Maariv (an Israeli paper). I am also a former employee of NMS, a company I believe is now out of business or has been reorganized, if it still exists. NMS bought out a startup I worked at called Shoutmail/Mobilee, also defunct.

Latest from David Shamah

BlackBerry's WatchDox buy: An appeal to those that have moved onto new platforms

With its acquisition of document security firm WatchDox, BlackBerry hopes to re-appeal to former customers who have moved on to other platforms.

April 23, 2015 by David Shamah in Security

Botnet-spotting Seculert lands $10m funding round

More funding for the cloud-focused Israeli threat detection startup.

July 10, 2013 by David Shamah in Security

How Russia's biggest bank fights off its attackers - with a little help from a VC fund

The head of IT strategy at Russia's biggest bank sees the cloud as a necessary evil and is investing in security startups to deal with hackers that want to get into its systems.

December 2, 2013 by David Shamah in Security

Microsoft security critic Aorato in Redmond giant's buyout sights

The Tel Aviv company issued a blog post about a new twist on a known Active Directory security hole – which was followed up by reports that Microsoft might buy the company.

July 17, 2014 by David Shamah in Security

Heroes, fake identities and the Big Board: Inside a day in the life of RSA's anti-fraud lab

EMC's RSA division Anti-Fraud Command Center (AFCC) in Israel is online 24/7, fighting the constant battle against the phishers and hackers that target financial institutions.

February 6, 2013 by David Shamah in Security

PayPal to pay $60m for Israeli security startup CyActive

CyActive's predictive cyber-defense system is the US firm's second acquisition in Israel.

March 9, 2015 by David Shamah in Security

12 years old and finally over: Is the Harkonnen Operation the longest-running malware campaign so far?

Cyber-criminals targeting European corporations and governments managed to stay undetected since 2002 - until one security company found them.

September 15, 2014 by David Shamah in Security

IBM opens doors to Israel centre for security tech push

The company is counting on a new center in southern Israel to help it tap into Israel's security knowhow.

February 3, 2014 by David Shamah in Security

How Israel withstood major Anonymous attack using a little Foresight

Israeli government sys admins managed to ward off 44 million attacks against its sites in five days. Here's how they did it.

November 20, 2012 by David Shamah in Security

Hacking Google: The three Israeli white hats rooting out the web's security holes

Three Israeli hackers have been among the most prolific hunters in Google's bug bounty program - but they still trust the company with their data.

October 12, 2012 by David Shamah in Security

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